Tanzania’s Cabinet Reshuffle Sparked By Current Power Crisis?

As Tanzanians study the implications of the recent Cabinet reshuffle, it is beginning to emerge that a solution to the crippling energy crisis was a key motive in the mind of President Jakaya Kikwete when he effected the changes.

The EastAfrican has learnt that the removal of Dr Ibrahim Msabaha from the critical Ministry of Energy and Minerals was spurred by growing complaints from the private sector that the minister had mishandled the crisis by failing to warn manufacturers early enough about the gravity of the situation.
Already, manufacturers are lamenting that their costs of production, already high compared with the country’s major trading partners, will go up further as they are forced to switch to generators using expensive imported fuel.

Local manufacturers are thus almost certain to increase the prices of their products, decreasing their competitiveness in the region and the world market.

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